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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At half-time, what is the score when the Dragons play the Monteverde Eagles?

2. What number does Alex wear?

3. When was George Mikan born?

4. In Chapter 7, what time does Lou arrive on the bus for the trip with the basketball team?

5. In Chapter 7, what was Ivan Rabb's scout grade from ESPN before he spent the summer struggling with an injury?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Qianjun "Alex" Zhao start playing basketball, and how did he come to play basketball in the U.S.?

2. Who does Gene see after a game O'Dowd plays against Sacramento High in Chapter 9, and why does he not take notes?

3. How did Lou get the hamstring injury that ended his basketball career?

4. How do the Dragons do on February 27, 2015, when Ivan and Paris are both out?

5. Who was Senda Berenson?

6. What was the prevailing thought about competitive team sports for women in the 1890s?

7. How do the Dragons do during the Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions?

8. What is the worst team for racism, and when do the Dragons play that team?

9. How did basketball come to China?

10. When was the first slam dunk made by a woman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories are used to present information about characters and events that happened before events in the book. What problem does Gene have getting backstories for Ivan and Paris? Why is it important for Gene to know their backstories as he is writing the book?

Essay Topic 2

Scientists at the turn of the twentieth century did not believe Blacks were fit to be athletes. Why did scientists not believe Blacks were fit to be athletes? How did that view change? Was race an issue on the O’Dowd team or some of the teams they played?

Essay Topic 3

Jeevin is a Punjabi kid who practices the Sikh faith. What are similarities and differences between the Sikh faith and Catholicism? Why did Jeevin’s faith make it difficult for him to be at O’Dowd at first?

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